Published in journal "Police activity", 2011-3 , pages 23-29.

Resume: the article describes issues of criminal proceedings to be instituted against a person engaged in illegal extraction of precious metals. The present article gives an analysis of the issues of classification of the reviewed cases according to the constituent elements of the offence prescribed by Article 171 of the Penal Code – illegal enterprise. Summarizing the article, the author advises to introduce a regulation into the Penal Code which will assign responsibility for illegal extraction of precious metals.

Keywords: precious metal, enterprise, mineral resources, income, extraction, gold, mining, regulations, qualification, responsibility.

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Ivanov A.G. Illegal enterprise in the sphere of the extraction of precious metals and gems. // Police activity. - 2011. - ¹ 3. - pp. 23-29.